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Saturday, December 17, 2011

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, December 17, 2011

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In the first hour Tom and Paul talked about Israel and the Palestinians and Tom's interview with Congressman Niki Tsongas where she advocated a Palestinian State. Mr. Hemmingway from the Newt Gingrich campaign in New Hampshire called in and at the end of the first hour Tom and Paul played clips of Tom's argument with Niki Tsongas on the issue of fundamental fairness on taxes and how she refused to answer his questions on the issue.

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In the second hour Tom talked about Israel and then played clips of Larry Allen, the husband of North Andover School Committee Chairman Chris Allen, who spoke at a Board of Selectman meeting. Allen accused members of the North Andover Board of Selectmen of being sources of the Valley Patriot and defended his decision to hire former wrestling coach David Castricone to do roofing on the Allen's home. Castricone was videotaped coming and going from the girls locker room reportedly with a recording device. He is also awaiting trial on child porn charges. Tom played audio clips of Selectman Tracy Watson's response "How Dare you".
Tom finished the show off talking about the latest escape from Essex County Sheriff Frank Cousins custody.

Wednesday, December 7, 2011

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, December 3, 2011




Today Tom and Paul talked to North Andover resident Ted Trip called in to talk about the controversy surrounding North Andover School Committee Chairman Chris Allen. Also North Andover Superintendent Hottel tried to charge The Valley Patriot $7,099 for a freedom of information request.
The Valley Patriot's Puppygirl Kate Whitney calls in to talk about her puppy adoptions (MUST HEAR RADIO!).
Our favorite straight man Mr. Maali came into the studio.
The Lawrence public Schools have been taken over by the state.

WCAP news director Kim Saltmarsh calls in to talk about her upcoming trip to Paris Island where she will get to see marine boot camp first hand for four days.
Mr Maali talks about how he had to flee Iran after the fall of the Shah of IRan on 1979. (good stuff!)
Tom and Paul also talked about the public school teacher who had a side job as a gay porn star.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, November 26, 201

DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO Hour 1: In the first hour of the show Tom and Paul talked about North Andover Superintendent Hottel tries to charge The Valley Patriot $7,099 for a freedom of information request, The Lawrence School system is being taken over by the State, newly elected School Committeeman Jen Cooper called in as well as Mr. Maali, newly elected City Councilor Tom Ciulla also called in.

DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO Hour 2 In the second hour we played clips of Newt Gingrich and discussed his comprehensive immigration plan. We played clips of Tom's interview with Newt a few weeks ago on the topic as well as playing clips of Michele Bachman and Mitt Romney AGREEING with Newts positions in prior public statements. We wrapped up the show by revisiting the Superintendet Hottel issue of trying to charge the Valley Patriot more than $7,000 for a Freedom of Information Request.

Saturday, November 19, 2011

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, November 19, 201

DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO Hour 1: In the first hour, Paul and Tom talked about Tom's interview with Buddy Roemer and played a few clips from that interview which will be a future story inteh Valley Patriot. Roemer talked about corruption in Washington. Congressional candidate Bill Hudak called in talk about his vision for the next congress..... and so much more.

DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO Hour 2: Joe Ureneck and Doug George of the Massachusetts Fatherhood Coalition called in to talk about doing away with the state's 209A restraining order law and detailed what they believe is an injustuce. Mr Maali called in to entertain us and talk about Lawrence and so much more.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

The Paying Attention! Radio Program with Tom Duggan, November 12, 201

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Our second show after a one year hiatus, Tom Duggan and Paul Murano (joined by producer Todd) covered Topics from Lawrence, New Hampshire, Methuen, Lowell, North Andover and other areas. Calling into the show today were former Lt. Governor Candidate Richard Tisei who gave us the exclusive that he is announcing next Tuesday his candidacy for Congress in the 6th district against John Tierney.

Also calling in were Tracy Watson, member of the Board of Selectmen in North Andover to talk about how Superintendent Hottel sent out notices home with students this week which advocated certain proposals before Town Meeting on the 15th, namely the proposed meals tax.

Also calling in were Sean Fountain the newly elected West District from Methuen, School Committeeman-elect Jen Cooper, Mr. Maali, Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante and more!

Tom also played clips of his interview with Newt Gingrich and discussed the Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street and the EPA.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

The Paying Attention Radio Program November 5, 2011


It's his first show back on WCAP after Tom Duggan of The Valley Patriot and Paul Murano's one year hiatus and it was packed with action.

(A big Than you to Rick Coco of WHAV "the Wave" in Haverhill for giving us an opportunity to do our show while we were "on hiatus" from WCAP).


DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 1: A tribute to Lawrence Fire Lt. Jim Zahn, a recap of the candidates for office in Lawrence and the influence of Mayor Willie Lantigua. Roger Twomey accepts an endorsement from Willie Lantigua and gets away with it. Lawrence City Councilor Marc Laplante calls in to make a final plea for votes and says Lantigua is more concerned with personal gain than the betterment of the city of Lawrence. Race voting in Lawrence.


DOWNLOAD OR LISTEN TO HOUR 2: A continuation of the first hour discussion on the upcoming Lawrence elections. A run down of the differences between Steve Zanni and Al DiNuccio, candidates for mayor of Methuen.
A call by Methuen Mayoral Candidate Steve Zanni making his final push for votes before the election the following Tuesday, as well as Al DiNuccio. Kemal Bozkurt a Muslim candidate for School Committee calls in with what Tom called one of the most entertaining calls of all time, Mr. Maali follows up with another really entertaining call.


Produced by Tim Bomil and Jack Baldwin, co-host Paul Murano

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